Thursday 28 August 2008

Tomato Paratha

Today, let’s try another taste of paratha. This one would be a bit sweet but will taste really good with some spicy chutney or pickle.

Ingredients:

  • Wheat flour - 2 cups
  • Tomato Sauce (paste) – 1 cup
  • Red Chilly powder - 1tsp
  • Cilantro (Hara Dhania Patta) - ½ cup
  • Salt to taste
  • ghee or oil to shallow fry

How to Prepare…

1. Boil the tomato sauce, chilly powder, cilantro, salt for 10-15 minutes till it turns to a paste.

2. Add this paste to wheat flour little by little and make a soft smooth dough.

3. Roll a lump of dough as for paratha.

4. Cook the paratha on the tava (pan) from both sides.

Your tomato paratha is ready to serve and eat.
You can serve it with some pickle, chutney or with any vegetable.


Monday 11 August 2008

Malai Paratha (Cream Paratha)

Today, let’s taste some different paratha. For this paratha, you do not have to spend time to make some stuffing, still it will taste differently.

Ingredients:

  • Wheat flour -1/2 kg
  • ½ litre water
  • 2 tbsp. ghee
  • 1 cup malai (Milk-cream)
  • 1tsp Red Chilly powder
  • 2tsp Salt
  • ghee or oil to shallow fry
How to Prepare…

1. Put 2 tbsp ghee in the flour and make a soft smooth dough using water.

2. Roll a lump of dough as for paratha.

3. Put 2 tsp malai over it.

4. Spread a pinch of red chilly powder and salt.

5. Roll again to full size.

6. Cook the paratha on the tava (pan) from both sides.

Your malai paratha is ready to serve and eat.
You can serve it with some pickle or curd or with any vegetable.

Friday 8 August 2008

Chilled lassi - Recipe

Now let’s have some recipes and mostly you would find instant ones, that one can make easily and without spending much time…

So lets start with chilled lassi (yoghurt shake).

Ingredients:
  • 2 cups yogurt
  • 1 cup water
  • 8 tablespoon sugar (or as per taste)
  • 6-8 Ice cubes

How to Prepare…

1. Pour a cup of water with yogurt.

2. Add sugar.

3. Churn yogurt till it becomes smooth.

4. Add crushed ice.

5. Again churn it for few seconds (10-20 seconds).

Your chilled lassi is now ready to serve.
To add taste you may also add some small pieces of Pista (Pistachio Nuts) while serving.